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Wollensak 73 8mm magazine turret camera and box
Wollensak 73 8mm magazine turret camera and box

Wollensak 73 8mm magazine turret camera and box

Object number2006.003.0001
Date1950 - 1959
ClassificationsArtifacts
Photographer Gordon Arnold
ObjectCamera
Credit LineGordon Arnold Family Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumCardboard, Metal
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DescriptionWollensak 73 three-lens turret 8mm camera with original cardboard box, owned by Gordon Arnold. According to Gordon Arnold, he had this camera with him in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963, and filmed a portion of the Kennedy assassination while standing near the stockade fence on the grassy knoll. Arnold reported that he fell to the ground during the shooting, and then was threatened by a man wearing a Dallas police officer's uniform who confiscated the film in this camera.
Curatorial Commentary
In "The Men Who Killed Kennedy" series,  which was his only TV appearance, Arnold said the camera belonged to his mother at the time of the Kennedy assassination. - Gary Mack, Curator